Barron’s puts Steve Jobs life at $25 billion

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It really should be no surprise that Steve Jobs made Barron’s list of the 30 Most Respected CEOs. Few would deny Jobs has been vital to the success of Apple. Really the main question is how vital is Jobs to Apple? According to MacNN, Barron’s report actually puts a number on it.

That number comes from the drop in stock value when it was announced that Jobs was taking a six-month leave of absence for health reasons. Based on this data, Barron’s puts the value of Steve Jobs’ health at a whopping $25 billion. This figure is much, much more than the $22 million Tim Cook received in compensation for his leadership during Jobs’ absence.

I think you will find little argument that Jobs is worth at least $25 billion to Apple’s stock if not more. He’s clearly shown he has the golden touch, based on his success with being the CEO of Apple and Pixar at the same time. Very few CEO’s could demonstrate an equal level of value to the companies they lead.